Managerial sackings are being made with alarming regularity, with 17 first-time managers dismissed last season as a dysfunctional, impatient culture has made the career prospects of novices more fragile than ever

Walsall mark 25 years at the Bescot Stadium this month and Dean Smith’s team are adding to the mood for celebration with a strong start to the season that continued with League One victory over Coventry City

Wigan and Sheffield United are favourites for promotion, while Swindon could be right behind them, but will last season’s Championship basket case, Blackpool, be this campaign’s League One basket case?